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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326308 | Method for recharging a bundling machine using a plastic film and bundling machine carrying out said method Methods for recharging a machine which is used to pack groups of products with the aid of a plastic film wherein the film of a distributor reel is unwound, the film of a full reel is subsequently engaged into an injection device in such a way that said reel becomes ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322542 | Automatic web winding system An automatic web winding system for creating a registered perforated web stock roll, from a perforated web, that includes a web leader, a web trailer, and a die assembly that creates the web leader of a first web stock roll and the web trailer of a second web stock ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293736 | Rewinding machine to rewind web material on a core for rolls and corresponding method of winding In a rewinding machine for winding web material onto a core to form rolls which has an unusual capability for accurate regulation of the winding, the web material is supplied to a winding drum and is transferred to the core to form the roll. The core is supported, r... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7254878 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing film A supply unit supplies a film strip from a film roll, and a winding unit cuts off a film strip into a fixed-length film and winds the fixed-length film around a spool to produce a wound-film assembly. An assembling unit introduces the wound-film assembly into a one-... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198221 | Device for controlling the discharging of rolls from a rewinder and rewinder comprising said device A description is given of a device for controlling the discharging of rolls (R) from a rewinder, comprising a rolling surface (11) on which the rolls roll as they leave said rewinder and a member (17) able to rotate about an axis parallel to said rolli... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7108247 | Method and apparatus for lifting and/or conveying The invention relates to a method of operation of and apparatus for a lifting and/or conveying device (1), such as a crane, that comprises at least one cable (2) capable of being rolled (wound) onto or off a dispenser roll (3). To lengthen the s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103964 | Method of manufacturing a circuit for an electrical machine A method of manufacturing a magnetic circuit for an electrical machine, the method comprising: using a cutting station to cut out at least one strip of sectors that are interconnected by deformable connections; and | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093939 | High-speed continuous linear film transport system A stable, continuous, high-speed roll film media path is established between supply and take-up film reels. Supply and take-up path segments isolate a core transport path section from significant non-linear forces, thereby enabling continuous, high-speed, high-accur... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093785 | Transverse cutting device for a web of material and winding device for the web of material A transverse cutting device for a continuously fed-in web of material which is wound onto sequentially positioned winding tubes, wherein the transverse cutting device includes a cutter block which can be displaced transversely with respect to the web of material and... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086626 | Tape cutting-out equipment and tape production supporting apparatus Tape cutting-out equipment to wind and cut out tape supplied from a pancake in plural kinds of winding lengths on a reel, the equipment is equipped with a tape supplying device supplying tape from the pancake P, a tape winding device winding the supplied tape from t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017852 | Multiple fixed-position film centerwinder and method for winding web material The invention is a centerwinder for receiving and winding web material sequentially on one of at least two fixed shafts. The two or more shafts are desirably positioned vertically to one another in a stationary structure and eliminate the need for a powered turret a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6973366 | Production process control system A production process control system, which includes a production process control server controlling production process information of a product and a control terminal controlling production operation of a production facility connected with the production process con... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942404 | Marker tubing processing methods and apparatus A processing system according to the present invention includes a printer that receives unprocessed marker tubing stock (i.e., multiple rows of uncut and unprinted tubing mounted on a carrier) for simultaneous printing of the marker tubing and the carrier with a sin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6736347 | Magnetic tape cutting system and method A magnetic tape cutting system having a storage unit for storing positional information of defect portions of a whole roll of magnetic tape and a winding apparatus for playing out magnetic tape from the roll and winding the magnetic tape as a product. A defect remov... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6634591 | Magnetic tape cutout apparatus and method A magnetic tape cutout apparatus 10 having storing member for storing a position of a defect portion of an original roll of a magnetic tape, a winding apparatus 14 for reeling off the magnetic tape from the original roll and winding the magnetic tape as a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6435449 | Method and device for continuously cutting during hot rolling A method and a device for cutting a rolled strip which runs out from a hot-rolling mill train, especially at particularly high speed, is described. The rolled strip is cut by shears arranged downstream of the hot-rolling mill train, a driver having two dr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6398153 | Method of and apparatus for processing film An apparatus for processing a film has a cutting mechanism for cutting an elongate film, first and second feed mechanisms disposed on respective opposite sides of the cutting mechanism, an inserting mechanism for inserting an end of the film into a spool,... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6227088 | Apparatus for opening paper bobbins An apparatus for the opening of paper bobbins and other rolls of material is provided. A flat blade is advanced from the side of a wound roll of material such that it intersects the roll over substantially its entire width. A cutting blade or other cuttin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6129303 | Method of and apparatus for processing photosensitive film An apparatus for processing an elongate photographic photosensitive film has a cutting mechanism for cutting the elongate photographic photosensitive film, first and second feed mechanisms disposed one on each side of the cutting mechanism, an inserting m... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5944278 | Flexible web converter waste removal apparatus and control A method and apparatus for reducing, capturing and disposing of the waste start up web of paper in high-speed manufacturing procedures which involve a converting step, e.g. laser perforation or the like. Specifically, the converting apparatus and the web ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5927641 | Cassette waste tape reloader A tape loading apparatus and method wherein a cassette previously loaded with waste tape is engaged in a work station. A trailing section of the waste tape is extracted from a front opening of the cassette together with a second portion of a leader splice... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5839688 | Method and apparatus for producing a roll of bathroom tissue or kitchen toweling with a pattern being repeated between each pair of transverse perforations A method and apparatus for producing a roll or log of bathroom tissue or kitchen toweling with a pattern being repeated between each pair of transverse perforations wherein an extensible web having a pattern thereon repeated at equally longitudinally spac... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5813623 | Device for applying a material strip to a winding tube An apparatus for winding a web on a sleeve has a pair of winding shafts adapted to hold respective such sleeves and each pivotal into a winding position coaxial with a winding axis and into a takeoff position spaced therefrom. A contact roller around whic... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810280 | Matrix rewinder A matrix rewinder includes a spider assembly having a spider drive shaft, a central hub thereon, a plurality of angularly spaced guide rods extending radially outward from the hub, a mounting block slidably mounted on each guide rod pair for radial moveme... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806784 | Cassette waste tape reloader A tape loading apparatus and method wherein a cassette previously loaded with waste tape is engaged in a work station. A trailing section of the waste tape is extracted from a front opening of the cassette together with a second portion of a leader splice... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5484499 | Method and apparatus for laying up laminates of adhesive backed sheets A paper web having a longitudinally extending zone coat of adhesive is continuously wound around the cylindrical surface of a rotating drum for a selected number of wraps to form a multi-layer cylindrical master stack. Web tension is controlled during win... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5437082 | Device for detecting and repairing yarn defects in a warper A defective yarn repairing device of a warper, the defective yarn repairing device comprising a yarn detecting device for detecting a defective yarn contained in a warp; a yarn pulling device for pulling out the defective yarn from the warp; and a positio... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5305965 | Apparatus for winding and storing a tape-like article in a container An apparatus for winding and storing a tape-like article in core-less form in a container is disclosed. The tape-like article is fed along a movable guide member, being inserted into a center of the container through an opening on a side wall of the conta... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5248106 | Rewinder with means for changing the number of perforations provided around each log in the course of formation A rewinder for producing rolls or logs (R) of web material (N) comprises at least a roller (5, 7, 8) rotating at a speed proportional to the feeding speed of the web material (N), members (10, 11, 13) defining a winding space for the formation of the log ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5217178 | Roll-to-roll stamp counter A roll-to-roll counter for stamp strips formed in rolls which includes a head assembly with a vacuum/pressure drum drive, a perforation sensor and a cutting device for separating the strip at the sensed perforation, and further includes an automatic self-... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4821972 | System and method for use in handling and delaminating bobbins of paper material A system and method for handling and delaminating a bobbin of sheet-like material, such as tipping paper, comprising a delaminator apparatus (100), a robotic arm assembly (182) having a robotic hand (185) connected thereto and a control console (212) for ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4705225 | Automatic wrapping material change-over apparatus An automatic wrapping material change-over apparatus having a plurality of bobbins each with a wrapping material wound thereon and functioning to change-over from one bobbin from which the wrapping material is being drawn out, to another bobbin and cut si... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4687153 | Adjustable sheet length/adjustable sheet count paper rewinder An improvement in paper converting rewinders in which bulk rolls of paper are converted into consumer product rolls of paper such as tear-separable multi-sheet rolls of toilet tissue or paper towels. In such rewinders of the type which include a perforato... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4682742 | Apparatus and method for loading tape into a cassette A novel shift block assembly is provided for a cassette tape loading machine. The shift block assembly essentially comprises first, second and third shift blocks that are mounted for sliding and rotating motion on a common axis. Each of the shift blocks h... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4497454 | Tape loading machine An improved cassette loading machine is provided which has means for rotatably supporting two supply reels of magnetic tape, means for loading cassettes with tape from either supply reel, and means for automatically (1) terminating the loading of cassette... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4411725 | Daylight film splicer An apparatus for unloading a length of film from a cartridge, trimming the ends from the film, splicing the leading edge of the film to the trailing edge of the previously unloaded film, placing an identifying mark on the film and on an envelope and windi... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4334651 | Automatic hydraulic roll winder This apparatus is an automatic winder of roofing material utilizing hydraulic power to operate pull rollers at increased speed; to operate a knife and anvil with greatly reduced shock and noise; to enable a high speed mandrel to be loaded and unloaded mor... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4323201 | Automatic film de-splicer and winder An apparatus for winding a continuous previously spliced web of motion picture film onto a plurality of reels, in sequence, by de-splicing the film in their original splice areas, into separate original lengths and transferring the running film lengths on... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4277032 | Automatic apparatus for continuously forming cloth rolls An automatic apparatus for continuously forming cloth rolls of a selected length from great size rolls or continuous bands made of a number of cloth pieces sewn together, comprises a detecting means such as a photocell responsive to a seam between two adj... | 07/07/1981 |
